diff --git a/pages/common/watchexec.md b/pages/common/watchexec.md
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@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 
 - Call `ls -la` when any file in the current directory changes:
 
-`watchexec -- {{ls -la}}`
+`watchexec {{ls -la}}`
 
-- Run `make` when any JavaScript, CSS and HTML files in the current directory change:
+- Run `make` when any JavaScript, CSS and HTML file in the current directory changes:
 
 `watchexec --exts {{js,css,html}} make`
 
-- Run `make` when any file in the `lib` or `src` subdirectories change:
+- Run `make` when any file in the `lib` or `src` directory changes:
 
 `watchexec --watch {{lib}} --watch {{src}} {{make}}`
 
-- Call/restart `my_server` when any file in the current directory change, sending `SIGKILL` to stop the child process:
+- Call/restart `my_server` when any file in the current directory changes, sending `SIGKILL` to stop the child process:
 
 `watchexec --restart --stop-signal {{SIGKILL}} {{my_server}}`